UNLV
1-2Mountain West · Dan Mullen, year 2 (11-6) · Allegiant Stadium · 65,000 · 31,384 avg in 2026
LastL 6–44 at North Texas · Sat Sep 12 · Denver Harris 2 TFL, 7 tackles
Nextat Akron · Sat Sep 26 · time TBA · InfoCision Stadium · first meeting on record · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
All 95 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrambler · +0.25 EPA/play | 11 | 3 | 51 / 82 | 62.2 | 601 #18 FBS | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 131.8 | 48 | 62 | 6.0 | 10.9 | |
Yards by week → ScramblerMakes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise. National Player-of-the-Year finalist — invited to the closing-night ceremony — trending, not yet confirmed. 4 of 13 QBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Rush usage38.3% 100th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts INT rate0.0% 90th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jackson Arnold's full player page | ||||||||||||||
| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite Back · +0.05 EPA/play | 9 | 3 | 42 | 224 #16 FBS | 5.3 | 1 | 50 | — | — | |
Yards by week → Satellite BackDeployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles. 2 of 15 RBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Receiving share14.3% 80th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Yards / reception7.4 86th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jai'Den Thomas's full player page | ||||||||||
| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.11 EPA/play | 2 | 2 | 8 | 120 | 15 | 0 | 35 | |
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| +0.45 EPA/play | 6 | 3 | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 1 | 44 | |
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| +0.09 EPA/play | 84 | 3 | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | 25 | |
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| +0.87 EPA/play | 8 | 3 | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 0 | 14 | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 44 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 #26 FBS | 0 | |
| 54 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Linebacker | 8 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 46 of 84 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume17 bottom 32th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles PD rate0.0% bottom 25th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Kamuela Ka'aihue's full player page | |||||||||
| Sideline-to-Sideline | 23 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sideline-to-SidelineRanges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. 8 of 84 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Solo tackle rate0.6 81th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles TFL rate0.0% bottom 16th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Cam Santee's full player page | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Safety | 7 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box SafetyLives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker. 13 of 46 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume23 96th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Jake Pope's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 10 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 22 of 46 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate4.8% 53th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Tre Fulton's full player page | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 #43 FBS | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 #43 FBS | 1 #22 FBS | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 3 | 2/3 | 66.7 | 6/6 | 12 | 39 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 3 | 16 | 690 | 43.1 | 64 | 7 | 1 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
2026 stat leaders · UNLV
through 3 games
2026 stat leaders · UNLVJake Pope leads UNLV with 23 tackles through 3 games.
How They Play · 2026UNLV fields a struggling offense behind a porous defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
UNLV reads strongest in explosive plays (top 45%) and explosive plays allowed (top 45%); the crux lives in red-zone finish, where UNLV sits at the 5th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · UNLV · 2018–present · FBS opponents
UNLV is worth +1.7 points more at home than on the road.
Bottom third of FBS, 12th percentile of 133 programs
45% at home, 40% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (18–22 home, 19–28 away). Interval ±4.3.
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, UNLV has beaten the number by −1.5 more at home than away over 76 games — inside the ±7.4 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Allegiant Stadium seats 65,000 and has averaged 43% full (27,701, 26 games reported). Visitors cover a median 491 miles to get here since 2018 — 54th-longest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. 15% of the 2026 roster (16 of 105 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 47 home games since 2018.
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Scheme claims
Fourth-quarter reliability, corrected
UNLV's 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 16th percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it climbs to the 20th — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does UNLV hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
51st percentile success on standard downs, 7th on passing downs — a 44-point gap between the two.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| App State | 44th | 90th |
| Arizona | 92nd | 86th |
| Arkansas | 60th | 80th |
| Auburn | 75th | 55th |
| Ball State | 12th | 24th |
| Baylor | 40th | 96th |
| Boise State | 58th | 46th |
| Boston College | 27th | 56th |
| Buffalo | 7th | 14th |
| California | 9th | 25th |
| Central Michigan | 16th | 6th |
| Charlotte | 73rd | 83rd |
| Clemson | 1st | 19th |
| Coastal Carolina | 61st | 52nd |
| Colorado | 35th | 77th |
| Colorado State | 82nd | 91st |
| Delaware | 70th | 31st |
| Duke | 20th | 29th |
| Eastern Michigan | 52nd | 10th |
| Florida Atlantic | 43rd | 87th |
| Florida International | 46th | 43rd |
| Florida State | 28th | 65th |
| Georgia Southern | 24th | 45th |
| Georgia Tech | 58th | 44th |
| Hawai'i | 18th | 41st |
| Iowa State | 4th | 23rd |
| Jacksonville State | 65th | 82nd |
| Kansas | 70th | 35th |
| LSU | 33rd | 98th |
| Liberty | 14th | 59th |
| Louisiana | 19th | 92nd |
| Louisville | 96th | 70th |
| Memphis | 69th | 65th |
| Michigan | 2nd | 62nd |
| Michigan State | 62nd | 29th |
| Middle Tennessee | 87th | 68th |
| Missouri | 36th | 85th |
| Navy | 98th | 59th |
| Nevada | 77th | 52nd |
| New Mexico State | 45th | 75th |
| Norfolk State | 16th | 9th |
| North Dakota State | 86th | 27th |
| North Texas | 49th | 68th |
| Ohio | 38th | 17th |
| Ohio State | 90th | 40th |
| Oklahoma State | 41st | 49th |
| Ole Miss | 94th | 50th |
| Oregon | 35th | 33rd |
| Oregon State | 10th | 38th |
| Pittsburgh | 30th | 76th |
| Purdue | 83rd | 88th |
| Rutgers | 30th | 71st |
| Sacramento State | 23rd | 14th |
| Sam Houston | 78th | 61st |
| San Diego State | 4th | 40th |
| San José State | 54th | 22nd |
| South Alabama | 50th | 73rd |
| South Florida | 91st | 52nd |
| Stanford | 76th | 15th |
| Syracuse | 48th | 64th |
| TCU | 93rd | 8th |
| Tennessee | 65th | 78th |
| Texas | 72nd | 94th |
| Texas A&M | 85th | 72nd |
| Texas Tech | 88th | 48th |
| Troy | 22nd | 59th |
| Tulane | 31st | 2nd |
| Tulsa | 56th | 1st |
| UAB | 65th | 81st |
| UNLV | 51st | 7th |
| USC | 97th | 99th |
| UTSA | 99th | 29th |
| Utah State | 4th | 93rd |
| Vanderbilt | 80th | 12th |
| Wake Forest | 56th | 97th |
| Washington | 81st | 4th |
| Washington State | 8th | 3rd |
| Western Kentucky | 25th | 34th |
| Western Michigan | 39th | 20th |
| Wisconsin | 13th | 18th |
| Wyoming | 65th | 36th |
Halftime identity
UNLV by half
1st-half offense ranks 16th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 18th — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
Tendency drift
Season by season
How UNLV’s current staff calls plays, year over year
Pass defense by zone
Pass-depth identity
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), UNLV’s passing game completes a completion rate below the FBS mean (65.8% vs 68.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 76-play sample) — mid-pack, 12 of 41 qualifying offenses.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), UNLV’s defense allows a completion rate below the FBS mean (59.4% vs 65.2% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 89-play sample) — stingiest, 1 of 18 qualifying defenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball (20+ air yards) leaderboard here, on either side of the ball: even a full season of charted plays gives most teams well under 30 deep attempts — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess. Same refusal for yards-after-catch allowed and where a team’s attempts land by zone: both measured and both came back statistically indistinguishable from season-to-season noise.
Havoc & trenches
Havoc & trenches
Disruption, run-blocking, and down-and-distance efficiency.
Ratings
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.
Historical echo
Historical echo
UNLV’s breakout has happened before — and 1 of the 4 closest programs couldn’t hold it.
Programs whose stature climbed in the same shape. The grey line is their run; the color is what came next for them.
An analogy on the shape of a program’s Zeitgeist stature arc — not a prediction. Interim calibration, medium confidence; matched among current FBS programs at a comparable level.
Conditions
79°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 33 home games with weather data.